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Cattle Prices Soar: Vanessa's Daily Roundup for Ranchers & Beef Pros

Cattle Prices Soar: Vanessa's Daily Roundup for Ranchers & Beef Pros

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This is your Daily Live Cattle Price Tracker with Vanessa Clark podcast.

Hey friend, welcome back to the Daily Live Cattle Price Tracker. I am Vanessa Clark, and together we are going to walk through what is happening in the live cattle market and what it could mean for your bottom line.

Let us start with the latest live cattle futures prices. According to Farm Progress, nearby contracts for United States live cattle are trading in the mid to upper two twenties per hundredweight, with the February contract around two hundred twenty nine and the April contract just under that level. GX Ninety Four Radio reports February live cattle at about two hundred twenty nine point five five, down roughly one point four on the day, and April live cattle at about two hundred twenty nine point four zero, down a little over one and a quarter. So futures eased today, but they are still holding at historically strong levels.

On the cash side, outlets like Drovers and Western Livestock Journal are highlighting sharply higher negotiated trade this week. Live cash cattle in the Southern Plains and the North have been moving around two hundred thirty dollars per hundredweight, with dressed trade in the mid three fifties. That is a big jump of roughly six to eight dollars live and more than ten dollars dressed compared with last week in several regions, showing very strong packer interest and tight front end supplies.

Why are live cattle prices this strong. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture points to record low beef cow inventories, the smallest since the early nineteen sixties, and a nineteen percent drop in beef cow slaughter this fall compared with last year. Fewer cows and fewer slaughter cattle mean less beef on the market at the same time demand has stayed solid, and that tight supply and good demand environment is exactly what is underpinning these elevated live cattle prices.

For you as a cow calf or feedlot producer, a couple of quick takeaways. First, with live cattle futures still near the upper two twenties and cash around two hundred thirty, this is a window to revisit your risk management. Talk with your merchandiser or broker about using futures, options, or forward contracts to lock in at least a portion of these profitable levels in case volatility returns. Second, keep an eye on your cost side, especially feed. Corn futures have been trading in the mid four dollar range, which helps feedyards, but any rally in grain could squeeze margins fast even if live cattle stay high.

Also pay attention to carcass weights and grade. With packers pushing big slaughter schedules while boxed beef prices wobble, they will stay selective. Hitting the weight and quality targets that your buyer wants will help you capture the top end of these strong prices instead of falling into discount territory.

If you are more on the buying side, maybe running a small butcher shop or direct to consumer beef business, all of this explains why wholesale beef and ground beef prices remain stubbornly high and may not ease soon. Planning ahead on purchases, locking in volumes early, and communicating clearly with your customers about price pressures can help you ride out this tight supply phase of the cattle cycle.

I will keep tracking live cattle futures prices, cash cattle trade, and beef supply news every day so you do not have to. Make sure you subscribe to the Daily Live Cattle Price Tracker with Vanessa Clark, share this with a fellow cattle producer, and tune in next time so you always know where live cattle prices are headed. Thanks for listening, and I will talk to you soon.

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